Films have long served as an important platform for the awareness and discussion of problems related to women. Organised by International Women Film Festival Society of India in association with Eisenstein Cine Club, Calcutta,
Women Behind the Camera: Look Back - 2nd India International Women Film Festival, the ongoing festival of award-winning films by women film-makers, attempts to address issues on gender discrimination, besides encouraging the role of women in the world of cinema. Among the films to be screened today is
Unveiled (3 pm; a still from the film appears right). Directed by Angelina Maccarone, Germany, it narrates the story of Fariba, an Iranian woman who is forced to flee her homeland due to her preference for the same sex. She goes to Germany, takes on the identity of a dead countryman and submits herself to exile; at an external level, as a refugee and at an internal level, as a woman pretending to be a man. Later, she arouses the interest of a young woman who feels attracted towards the introvert ‘man’. Also being screened today:
Sleeping Child (dir: Yasmine Kassari; Belgium) at 5 pm;
The Kind Faces Woman (dir: Busi Cortes; Mexico) at 7 pm.

March 15 at Crossword Bookstore; 6.45 pm: Veteran actor Victor Banerjee will release Tushar A. Gandhi’s Let’s Kill Gandhi!. To be followed by a question-and-answer session with the actor and the author. Moderator: Rudrangshu Mukherjee.

Till March 15 at 113/2 Selimpur Road, opp. Jodhpur Park; 12 noon - 8 pm: Nibedita’s Boutique presents a summer special exhibition of hand-printed sarees and costume jewellery. Till March 17 at Anusthan Bhavan, Deshapriya Park: Sundari Silks, Chennai presents an exhibition of silk and cotton sarees from the weavers of south India.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to: Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244

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